Set device value API

Applies to:

• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 1
• Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Plan 2
• Microsoft Defender XDR

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Note

If you are a US Government customer, please use the URIs listed in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for US Government customers.

Tip

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• us.api.security.microsoft.com
• eu.api.security.microsoft.com
• uk.api.security.microsoft.com
• au.api.security.microsoft.com
• swa.api.security.microsoft.com
• ina.api.security.microsoft.com

API description

Set the device value of a specific Machine.
See assign device values for more information.

Limitations

1. You can post on devices last seen according to your configured retention period.
2. Rate limitations for this API are 100 calls per minute and 1500 calls per hour.

Permissions

One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Use Microsoft Defender for Endpoint APIs

Permission type	Permission	Permission display name
Application	Machine.ReadWrite.All	'Read and write all machine information'
Delegated (work or school account)	Machine.ReadWrite	'Read and write machine information'

Note

When obtaining a token using user credentials:

• The user needs to have at least the following role permission: 'Manage security setting'. For more (See Create and manage roles for more information)
• The user needs to have access to the machine, based on machine group settings (See Create and manage machine groups for more information)

HTTP request

POST https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/machines/{machineId}/setDeviceValue

Request headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization	String	Bearer {token}. Required.
Content-Type	string	application/json. Required.

Request body

In the request body, supply a JSON object with the following parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
DeviceValue	Enum	Device value. Allowed values are: 'Normal', 'Low' and 'High'. Required.

Response

If successful, this method returns 200 - Ok response code and the updated Machine in the response body.

Example

Request

Here is an example of a request that adds machine tag.

POST https://api.security.microsoft.com/api/machines/1e5bc9d7e413ddd7902c2932e418702b84d0cc07/setDeviceValue

{
  "DeviceValue" : "High"
}

Tip

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